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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

The 5Ps of Service Excellence: A Practical Roadmap for Albanian and Western Balkan Service Providers

By Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, April 07, 2026 – In my earlier article for Tirana Times, I described Albania as a country that moves from being visited to being remembered. Having
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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article
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U.S. secretary of state James Baker addresses a massive crowd in Skanderbeg Square on June 22, 1991. © ATA

The Honored Guest

Twenty four years ago, on June 22, 1991, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker visited Tirana, becoming the first American high official to visit the country, as Albania opened up after decades
11 years ago
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The month of June is named after cherries in the Albanian language. (Photo: Tirana Times)

The Month of Cherries

Why the delicious red fruit is the symbol of June in Albania Did you know we are currently month of cherries? Well, in Albania at least. The Albanian language has a very
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One of the entrepreneurs shows off his invention. (Photo: Archives).

Student entrepreneurs invent ‘smart charging’

TIRANA, June 4 – Two Albanian university students are drawing international attention with their smart charging innovation introduced in the GIST Tech-I Competition supported by the U.S. State Department. Grigor Basha and
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Mussel festival opens tourist season in Saranda

“Tourism holds a great promise in stimulating economic development and employment growth across this beautiful country…I wish Saranda and Albania’s coastal regions a wonderful tourism season,” says U.S. embassy Deputy Chief of
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Journey through serenity

By ALBA CELA Catch up on the latest photo exhibition at Tirana Time Book House  All beautiful things stem from spontaneity and the latest photo exhibition showing 20 photographs by new artist Manjola
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